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UK alcohol specific deaths at record high
It was one of the predicted impacts of the pandemic – an increase in people turning to alcohol and those already dependent, drinking more. And today, that is now visible in new statistics, with alcohol-specific deaths rising above 10,000 a year for the first time. The 2022 data, published by the Office for National Statistics,…
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Meet the people the UK wants to send to Rwanda
These are some of the people the government wants to deport to Rwanda. Rishi Sunak says the first flights taking asylum seekers on a one-way flight to Rwanda will take off in 10 to 12 weeks. The government claims the scheme will act as a deterrent to asylum seekers arriving on small boats.
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Rwanda bill: How many flights to clear backlog of asylum seekers?
Planes are booked to take asylum seekers to Rwanda. But how many flights to Rwanda would it take to actually clear the asylum backlog?
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Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights in July
Rishi Sunak has said he is determined to get his Bill to deport cross-channel asylum seekers to Rwanda through parliament tonight – even if it means MPs and Lords sitting late into the early hours The Bill cannot become law until both Houses agree – and the government says that means opposition Lords must give…
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Calls for Met Police commissioner to resign over antisemitism row is ‘absurd’, says Lord Mann
We spoke to the former Labour MP Lord Mann – who’s the UK Government Adviser on Anti Semitism.
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New footage emerges from pro-Palestine demonstration as Met Police under fire
New mobile phone footage has emerged which gives a fuller picture of what happened when a campaigner against antisemitism was confronted by police at a pro-Palestine demonstration. The Metropolitan Police issued two apologies last week after a video clip was published showing Gideon Falter being described in his heated conversation with an officer as “openly…
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‘If you’re influencing an election by taking secret money – it’s illegal’, says law professor on Trump trial
We were joined by Neal Katyal, a law professor who was the acting solicitor general during the Obama administration.
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Trump trial: Opening statements and first witness in hush money case
Once Donald Trump would’ve looked at the dilapidated Manhattan Criminal Courthouse and its courtrooms as a real estate opportunity. For the next six weeks it is where he will spend hour after hour, away from the campaign trail, his political and personal future on the line. The 45th president and the first to go on…
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Israel war: Missing hostages casts shadow over Passover
The Jewish festival of Passover – celebrating the freedom of Hebrew slaves – takes place this week with over 130 hostages taken on October 7th still missing, a bloody war taking more and more Palestinian lives in Gaza, peace talks at stalemate and Israel’s Prime Minister vows more attacks on Hamas. Today, two senior Israeli…
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Israel did not express concern about UNRWA staff, independent review finds
There has been a report published into the accusations by Israel that the UN’s Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA, had been infiltrated by members of terrorist organisations in Gaza
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Hundreds of bodies found in mass graves in Khan Younis
Reports are emerging from Gaza that hundreds of bodies have been found buried in a series of mass graves in Khan Younis. More than 60 bodies were discovered today at newly located mass graves inside the courtyard of the city’s Nasser hospital. Palestinian civil defence crews have said they have recovered 210 bodies, some of…
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Top female racer urges more girls to get into motorsports
Emma Raducanu and Deena Asher Smith have already inspired a generation of young girls in football, tennis and athletics – and now it’s the turn of motorsports.
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House of Cards composer says AI won’t match ‘imperfections’ of human art
If you’ve watched the Netflix hit ‘House of Cards’ – you’ll certainly know the music. The composer behind it is Jeff Beal.
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How Paris Olympics is ‘pushing the level’ of breakdancing in UK
The world’s best B-Boys and B-Girls will be heading to Paris this summer as ‘Breaking’ makes its debut at the Olympic Games.
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US funding will make ‘huge difference’ in war with Russia says Ukraine
Russia has reacted with fury and has warned more in Ukraine will die after the US House of Representatives passed a military aid package worth more than $60 billion.